WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT

In delivering our services, our approach to timber investment management is what makes The Campbell Group different from other investment providers. Those differences include:

An Opportunistic Approach to Investing

  • The Campbell Group capitalizes on market inefficiencies to find undervalued timberlands.
  • Properties are sourced, evaluated and acquired on an opportunistic basis.
  • Over time, this approach will lead to a diverse portfolio of timberlands of varying age classes, species and regions.

Transactions of Scale

  • The Campbell Group's Disposition strategy seeks to capitalize on a wholesale to retail effect to enhance total investment return.
  • Transactions are generally in excess of $150 million dollars, giving us the best return for our clients.
  • The larger transactions create economies of scale for our clients.

Vertically Integrated Company

A strong philosophy drives The Campbell Group decision-making in every facet of our forest operations.

  • Forest management is vertically integrated within The Campbell Group. All on-site forestry professionals are internally employed.
  • We are committed solely to the resources of timber and timberland.
  • Because we offer a full continuum of services, we can begin intermediate operation of a newly acquired tree farm. This provides immediate cash flow for our clients and a smooth transition from the previous owner.
  • We employ personnel who have expertise at each phase of the forest life cycle.

Client Involvement

We encourage our clients to be as informed and involved as they want to be at every step of their investing including:

  • Full evaluation of acquisition analysis and research.
  • Detailed review of quarterly property budgets.
  • Complete disposition analyses and information.
  • Review of financing alternatives and analysis.

Our goal is continuous communication with no surprises.

Competitive Cost Structure and Fees

  • The Campbell Group does not charge any acquisition or disposition fees.
  • Asset management fee and cost reimbursements are designed to cover all services at approximate cost.
  • The majority of our compensation is performance-based.

Entrepreneurial Spirit

"We helped create the timber investment business and, by definition, are entrepreneurial.  In terms of day-to-day business, we're creative and resourceful, unlike a lot of larger businesses that have become bureaucratic. You can see it, whether it's in the acquisition strategies that we pursue, the day-to-day management of our people, our resource planning or the technologies we employ."

- Duncan Campbell, Founder & Chairman Emeritus